Meanings
nounwomen's shelter (plural women's shelters)
plural women's shelters
- A place of temporary refuge and support for women escaping violent or abusive situations, such as rape and domestic violence.
Synonyms: women's refuge
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA place of temporary refuge and support for women escaping violent or abusive situations, such as rape and domestic violence.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 婦女庇護所 /妇女庇护所
- 婦女庇護所 /妇女庇护所 (fùnǚ bìhùsuǒ)temporary refuge for women
Dutch blijf-van-mijn-lijfhuis
- blijf-van-mijn-lijfhuistemporary refuge for women
Finnish turvakoti
- turvakotitemporary refuge for women
French refuge pour femmes
- refuge pour femmestemporary refuge for women
German Frauenhaus
- Frauenhaustemporary refuge for women
Japanese ＤＶシェルター
- ＤＶシェルター (dī-bui sherutā)temporary refuge for women
Russian убе́жище для же́нщин, прию́т для же́нщин
- убе́жище для же́нщин (ubéžišče dlja žénščin)temporary refuge for women
- прию́т для же́нщин (prijút dlja žénščin)temporary refuge for women
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women's shelter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/women's%20shelter
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“women's shelter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/women's%20shelter. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “women's shelter,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/women's%20shelter.
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